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STEP TO BETTER HEALTH
Common Questions Answered

Podiatry
Charlotte Holley

Footwear

TOP TIPS Make sure you can wiggle your toes a little inside your shoes Try on both shoes and walk a few steps to see if they pinch or rub Choose leather uppers or materials that allow your feet to breathe and mould well to the shape of your foot Feet tend to swell a

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Podiatry
Charlotte Holley

Blisters

Causes Foot blisters result from some combination of heat, moisture, and friction. The important casues is friction. Friction Soft tissue shear distortions occur because skin, sock and shoe surfaces remain in stationary as the bones continue to move within the foot with each step, the skin does not follow. And so the soft tissues in

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Podiatry
Charlotte Holley

Hammer Toes

Hammertoes occur when the lesser toes of the foot bend at the joints. Each lesser toe has three bones (phalanges) which have joints between them (interphalangeal joints). Normally, these bones and joints are straight. But hammertoes occur when the toes become bent at the first interphalangeal joint, making the toe prominent. In some cases, a

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Podiatry
Charlotte Holley

Calluses and Corns

The outer layer of skin thickens to protect skin from damage against prolonged rubbing, pressure, and other forms of irritation. Callus. Hard skin/callus is a thickening of skin exposed to prolonged rubbing, friction and pressure. A callus is a yellowish, flat, hard layer of dead skin. Calluses typically develop near the base of the toes,

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